Over the years, ASIFA/International has outlined guidelines for festivals, to ensure that the filmmaker is treated with respect, that films are fairly judged, screened professionally, etc. (The full guidelines are at ASIFA.net under festivals.)
During 2008, six festivals have been identified as festivals associated with ASIFA. These six festivals have been evaluated by ASIFA standards and guidelines and considered to be of the highest quality. If you enter and are accepted to these festivals, you can be assured of a professional experience.
ASIFA/International Recommended Festivals
Hiroshima International Animation Festival (Japan)
http://hiroanim.org/en/
SICAF – Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (Korea)
http://www.sicaf.or.kr/2008/eng/index.jsp
Annecy International Animated Film Festival & Market (France)
http://www.annecy.org/home/index.php?Page_ID=2
Ottawa International Animation Festival (Canada)
http://ottawa.awn.com/index.php
Cinanima International Animated Film Festival (Portugal)
http://www.cinanima.pt/
Zagreb Animafest: World Festival of Animated Films
http://www.animafest.hr/
In addition, of course, ASIFA/Central is a partner with the KAFI Festival!
http://kafi.kvcc.edu/
Many of us volunteer for this festival, and we hold our annual members retreat at this biennial festival! The next festival will be May 14-17, 2009, in Kalamazoo Michigan.
Other than the festivals listed above, we find festival experiences can be very uneven! Good luck!
Animation Festival List
PLEASE NOTE: This festival list was created a few years ago. It is not comprehensive. The listing may not be current. We leave it on our website because some folks have told us it is useful. However we don't plan to update it. There are other, more current resources including review sites (like filmfestivals.com) and entry sites for filmmakers, like (without-a-box and b-side).
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$100 film festival
The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers
Building J2 Currie Barracks, 2711 Battleford Ave SW
Calgary, Alberta T3E-7L4
Canada
tel: 403-205-4747
fax: 403-237-5838
Contact: Programming Coordinator: Pete Harris
info@csif.org
http://www.csif.org/festival/index.htm
The ActorsBone ShortFest
c/o N. Barry Carver
Los Angeles, CA 90016 USA
tel: 323-960-7862
Contact: N. Barry Carver
ShortsFest@ActorsBone.com
http://www.actorsbone.com/Shorts/index.html
Ajijic Festival Internacional de Cine
Ajijic Carretera Oriente #33D
(next to Linea Profesl Auto Rental)
Ajijic, Jalisco 45920 Mexico
tel: +52 (376) 766-3070
fax: +52 (376) 766-0066
Contact: Robin Lawrason
aficinfo@mexconnect.com
Animated Encounters
Watershed Media Centre, 1 Canon's Road
Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5TX
United Kingdom
tel: 0117-900-1660
fax: 0117-921-3958
festival@brief-encounters.org.uk
http://www.animated-encounters.org.uk
Ann Arbor Film Festival
P.O. Box 8232
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48107
USA
tel: (734) 995-5356
fax: (734) 995-5396
info@aafilmfest.org
http://aafilmfest.org/
Art In Motion
USC School of Fine Arts
Watt Hall Rm.103, University Park
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0292
USA
tel: 213-740-ARTS
fax: 213-740-8938
Contact: Lynzie Baldwin
aim@usc.edu
http://www.usc.edu/go/aim
Back East Picture Show
409 Washington St PMB 202
Hoboken, NJ 07030-4805
USA
tel: 201-239-1212
info@backeastpictureshow.org
http://www.backeastpictureshow.org
BAF!
National Museum of Photography, Film & Television
Bradford, West Yorkshire BD1 1NQ
UK
tel: +44 (0)1274 203308
fax: +44 (0)1274 394540
Contact: Adam Pugh
a.pugh@nmsi.ac.uk
http://www.baf.org.uk
Banff 2002 TV Festival
Banff Television Foundation
1350 Railway Avenue
Canmore, Alberta T1W 3E3
Canada
tel: +1-403-678-9265
fax: +1-403-678-9269
Contact: Jerry Ezekiel
ezekiel@btvf.com
http://www.btvf.com/
Big Apple Anime Fest
USA
info@bigappleanime.org
http://www.bigappleanimefest.com
Big Muddy Film Festival
Dept. of Cinema and Photography Mailcode 6610
Carbondale, IL 62901
USA
tel: 618-453-1482
fax: 618-453-2264
Contact: Evan Smith
bigmuddy@siu.edu
http://www.bigmuddyfilm.com/
Brooklyn International Film Festival
180 South 4th St., Suite 2 South
Brooklyn, New York 11211
USA
tel: 718-388-4306
fax: 718-599-5039
films@wbff.org
http://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org
Brussels Cartoon and Animation Festival - Anima 2002
52, avenue de StalingradB - 1000 Bruxelles
Belgique
tel: +32 (0)2 534 41 25
fax: +32 (0)2 534 22 79
Contact: Doris Cleven
info@folioscope.be
http://www.awn.com/folioscope/festival/
Brussels European Film Festival
30 chauss? de Louvain
1210 Bruxelles
Belgique
fax: +32-2-218-18-60
infoffb@netcity.be
http://www.brusselsfestival.be/
Bump Media International Film Festival
Crimson Media Group (BIFF)
5200 Blue Lagoon Dr. Suite 830
Miami, FL 33126
USA
biff@bumpmedia.com
http://www.biff.bumpmedia.com/
California SUN International Animation Festival
Dept. of Art -mail drop 8300
California State University Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330
USA
tel: (818) 382-4545
fax: (818) 677-3046
Contact: Jack Reilly, Executive Director
animate@csun.edu
http://www.csun.edu/animate/
Chicago Underground Film Festival
3109 North Western Ave.
Chicago, IL 60618
USA
tel: 773-327-3456
fax: 773-327-3464
info@cuff.org
http://www.cuff.org/
Darklight Digital Film Festival
69 Dame Street
Dublin, 2
Ireland
tel: -353 1 6709017
Contact: Nicky Gogan
nicky@sink.ie
http://www.darklight-filmfestival.com
Da Vinci Film and Video Festival
2015 SW Whiteside Drive
Corvallis, OR 97330
USA
davincifilmfest@aol.com
http://www.davinci-days.org/schedule/film_festival.htm
deadCENTER Film Festival
P.O. Box 850368
Yukon, OK 73085-0368
USA
tel: 405-324-5305
djfloyd@cpn-net.com
http://www.deadcenterfilm.up.to
Expatriate Cafe
Theexpatcafe
1727 S. Newberry
Chicago, IL 60608
USA
tel: 312-409-3055
http://www.thexpatcafe.com/
Flicker Austin
7907 Doncaster Drive
Austin, TX 78745
USA
Contact: Cory Ryan
flicker@flickeraustin.com
http://www.flickeraustin.com
HDFEST
1458 West Blackhawk Street
Chicago, IL 60622
USA
tel: 773-782-9790
fax: 773-442-0867
Contact: M. Cohen
admin@hdfest.com
http://www.hdfest.com
Humboldt International Short Film Festival (34th annual)
Humboldt International Short Film Festival
Department of Theatre, Film and Dance
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA 95521
USA
tel: 707-846-4113
fax: 707-846-4112
filmfest@humboldt.edu
http://www.humboldt.edu/~filmfest/
ICON X/Animation Festival
897 Union Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
USA
Contact: Sandra McLean
art@remotelounge.com
http://www.remotelounge.com
International Festival of Cinema and Technology
P.O. Box 577069
Chicago, IL 60622
USA
tel: 773-395-8264
fax: 773-442-0867
Contact: I. Alexander
admin@ifoct.com
http://www.ifoct.com
International Film Festival Of Wales
Chapter Arts Centre
Market Road
Cardiff, Wales CF5 1QE
United Kingdom
enq@iffw.co.uk
http://www.iffw.co.uk
Kalamazoo Animation Festival International
PO BOX 4070
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kalamazoo , MI 49003-4070
USA
tel: 269-488-4520
fax: 269-373-7892
Contact: David Baker
dbbaker@kvcc.edu
http://www.kafi.kvcc.edu
Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee
4826 W. 77th Terrace
Prairie Village, KS 66208-4321
USA
tel: 913-649-0244
KCJub@kcjubilee.org
http://www.kcjubilee.org
Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
12930 Ventura Blvd. #915
Studio City , CA 91604
United States
tel: 323.851.9100
Contact: Melody Velasco
info@lashortsfest.com
http://www.lashortsfest.com
MadCat Film Festival
639 Steiner St., Suite C
San Francisco, CA 94117
USA
tel: 415-436-9523
fax: 415-934-0642
alionbear@earthlink.net
http://www.somaglow.com/madcat
Manhattan Short Film Festival
MSFilmFest
c/o the Gershwin Hotel
7 East 27th Street
New York City, NY 10016
USA
tel: 212-613-5878
http://www.msfilmfest.com/
MESSAGE TO MAN Film Festival
12 Karavannaya Street
St.Petersburg, 191011
Russia
tel: +7-812-230-2200
fax: +7-812-235-3995
Contact: Mikhail Litviakov - General Director
Centaur@spb.cityline.ru
http://www.message-to-man.spb.ru
Motion Art Festival
ATT: Frank Arundel
Box 7035
Los Osos, CA 93412-7035
USA
Contact: Frank Arundel
arundel@best1.net
http://www.axelsabyss.com/MotionArtFestival.html
Motor City International Film Festival
3430 E. Jefferson Avenue
Suite 102
Detroit, Michigan 48207
United States
tel: 866/206-9074 X4452
fax: 866/206-9074 X4452
Contact: M L Davis
Motorcityfilmfest@excite.com
http://www.Motorcityiff.7h.com/submissions.htm
Nashville Independent Film Festival
P.O. Box 24330
Attn: Kelly Brownlee, Festival Director
Nashville, TN 37202-4330
USA
tel: (615) 742-2500
fax: (615) 742-1004
Contact: Kelly Brownlee, Festival Director
kbniff@bellsouth.net
http://www.nashvillefilmfestival.org
New York Animation Festival
New York Comedy Film Festival
New York International Children's Film Festival
NYICFF
295 Greenwich Street #426
New York, NY 10007
USA
http://www.gkids.com/
New York Underground Film and Video Fest
195 Chrystie St., #503
New York, NY 10002
USA
tel: 212-614-2775
fax: 212-614-2776
festival@nyuff.com
http://www.nyuff.com
Nomad Short Film Showcase
P.O. Box 7727
New York , New York 10116
USA
tel: 646-425-7475
fax: 419-858-4065
Contact: David Michael
getshortyfilms@yahoo.com
http://rsvpnycity.com/GetShortyForm.html
Ottawa International Animation Festival
2 Daly Avenue, Suite 120
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6E2
Canada
tel: 613-232-8769
fax: 613-232-6315
Contact: Kelly Neall
oiaf@ottawa.com
http://www.awn.com/ottawa
Pixie Awards for Online Motion Pixures
submit@pixieawards.org
http://www.pixieawards.org/
Seoul International Animation Festival 2002
media_city Seoul International Animation Festival 2002 Office
8-145, Yejang-Dong, Joong-Gu, , 100-250, SIPRO(Seoul Industry Promotion Foundation), Seoul Animation Center
Seoul, Korea
tel: 82-2-3455-8356
fax: 82-2-3455-8349
webmaster@anifestival.seoul.kr
http://www.anifestival.seoul.kr
SinCine 2002 NYC Erotic Film Fest
327 Bowery, Second Floor
New York, NY 10003
USA
tel: 917-549-7006
Contact: Melissa Ulto
sincine@multo.com
http://sincine.multo.com
Struggling Artist Film Festival
229 Carrol Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
USA
tel: 212-631-5856
Contact: Diane Zekavat
staffsubmissions@mail.com
http://www.nycstaff.net
studio clayart – a brand of scopas medien ag
daimlerstrasse 32-36
60314 frankfurt/main
tel.: +49 (069) 440870
fax.: +49 (069) 4059692
http://www.stopmotionfilm.de
TOUGH EYE International Turku Animated Film Festival
Linnankatu 54
Turku, FIN 20100
Finland
tel: +358 5535 258
fax: +358 5535 273
Contact: Jani Pihlajamaa
info@tough-eye.com
http://www.tough-eye.com
Vancouver Effects and Animation Festival
Suite 257 - 2906 West Broadway Avenue
Vancouver, B.C. V6K 2G8
Canada
tel: 604-240-4880
veaf@sights.com
http://www.veaf.com
Zoie Films Broadband Film Festival
ZoieFest
1539 Salem Woods Drive l
Marietta, GA 30067
USA
info@zoiefilms.com
http://www.zoiefilms.com/
ASIFA Central
c/o Deanna Morse,
School of Communications, Lake Superior Hall, Grand Valley State University,
Allendale, MI 49401.
Voice phone: 616-895-3101
asifa@asifa.org